What is a Personal Health Budget?A personal health budget (PHB) is an amount of money to support someone’s identified health and wellbeing needs, planned and agreed between them and their local NHS team.

Things to rememberTo be ‘eligible’ to apply for a Personal Health Budget for a Long-term Condition(s), an applicant must:

a) Have one or more diagnosed long-term conditionb) Be registered with a Derbyshire CCG GPc) Be in receipt of traditional healthcare services in relation to their conditiond) Be able to evidence engagement with NHS healthcaree) Have stated health outcomes that are considered achievable and will not cause any harmf) Have a health care professional to endorse their application

A Personal Health budget cannot be used for:

Debt repayment

Alcohol or cigarettes

Gambling

Day to day living costs

Anything that is illegal

A personal health budget will not be approved for:

Services that are already commissioned under NHS services

Private procedures (e.g. hip replacement)

Social care services where these have been reduced or stopped

How do I apply for a personal health budget?

If you have any questions, would like to apply for a personal health budget, or would like to receive this information in any other format, please contact Tina Brown or Sarah Carrington on 01332 868 756, or email sderccg.personalhealthbudgets@nhs.net